Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts)
- Job ref
- 229-CS-7284879
- Employer
- Wye Valley NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hereford County Hospital
- Town
- Hereford
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior CT Radiographer
Band 6
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Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge? Wye Valley NHS Trust are seeking enthusiastic and dynamic Radiographers to join our diagnostics team, this post will include rotation between our new Community Diagnostic Centre and Hereford County Hospital.
The Community Diagnostic Centre will incorporate Imaging (Plain X-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI), a range of cardiorespiratory investigations including echocardiography, ECG and rhythm monitoring, blood pressure monitoring, spirometry, FeNO, lung function tests, simple field tests, sleep investigations, oximetry, blood gas analysis and pathology services in a "one stop" location to obtain diagnostic information in cancer, cardiac, respiratory, musculo-skeletal and other conditions. For more information about the CDC visit: Community Diagnostic Centre
The Radiology department in Hereford has undergone significant changes and you will have the opportunity to work with modern and up to date technology.
Our CT department has undergone redesign and we have 3 Canon Aquillion Prime SP scanners and an additional scanner in our new CDC . We are looking for highly motivated, skilled, state registered Radiographers to join our team. We can offer flexible shift patterns to support our 7 day working.
Prospective candidates are welcome to have an informal discussion with Mrs Leah Hughes (Clinical Operational Lead Radiographer) on 01432 364450 or James Fisher (CT Lead Radiographer), [email protected]
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will be expected to have B.Sc Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent qualifications and experience of working in CT. We are looking for staff to support the 7 day working in CT and will offer flexible approach to working. We are a progressive department and support training, we currently perform a wide variety of specialised imaging including Colon, interventional and Perfusion CT.
If you also demonstrate comprehensive MRI experience then there may be the opportunity to rotate between CT and MRI.
The post holder will be expected to produce imaging to the highest standards and offer training and support for diagnostic radiography students from BCU and University of Gloucester and University of Exeter.
They will be required to organise workload in order to provide the best possible patient care. To evaluate new ways of working and techniques to facilitate service improvements.
Working for our organisation
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we would want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time all the time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view ‘supporting documents’ linked to this vacancy.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- B Sc Diagnostic Radiography Degree or equivalent
- Cannulation Certificate
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- CT Post graduate Certificate
- Certificate in CT colonography
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential criteria
- 2 years general radiographic experience
- Previous CT or experience
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload
Desirable criteria
- Ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge and expertise
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to work single handed/ independently
- Ability to make day to day decisions
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current NHS policies and procedures
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Leah Hughes
- Job title
- Clinical Operational Lead Radiographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01432 364450
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